THE MICHIGAN DAILY __ Published every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. AMember .of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively en- fttiled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paperand the iocal news pub- lished herein. Entered at the postoflce at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General. Suscription by carrier, $4,oo; by mail, $4.s. offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- nard Street. - Phones: Editorial, 4925; usiness 21a4. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR JO H. CHAMBERLIN Editor............. .....Ellis P. Merry Staff Editor...............Philip C. Brooks City Editor..............Courtland C. Smith Editor Michigan Weekly.,Charles E. Behymer Women's1ditr..........Marian L. Welles Sports Editor............Herbert E. 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Night Editor-MILTON KIRSHBAUM FRAT1E#ITY PRESIDENTS Representatives of the fraternities in the campus will meet Tuesday afternoon in the Union in the first meeting of the Interfraternity coun- cil for the iportant business of elect- ing officers, Upon choice of the council's offi- cials will depend much of the effec- tiveness of the body, which has been none too great in recent years. With farsighted, energetic, and intelligent leaders, the Interfraternity council should be able to abandon its almost admitted lethargy for the exertion of the worthwhile influence which simi- lar bodies wield elsewhere. To even greater extent, the entirely possible success of .the council will depend upon the calibre of the fra- ternity representatives. The sugges- tion advocated by Dean Bursley that the president of the house and one junior attend the council meetings is a very notable one. At the fraternity meetings which will be generally held tomorrow night,' the head of each house wNl do well to designate himself or, if impossible for him to attend, some other capable and preferably well-known senior, and one junior as the official delegates to the Interfraternity council. STABILITY With an estimated revenue of P0,- 000,000,000 francs and a total expen- diture estimated at 42,000,000,000 francs for the year 1928, the condition of the French treasury promises to be the best since the war; and the French government promises for the first time since 1914 to show a sub- stantial operating profit. The inevitable results of this fa- vorable condition can not help but be tremendously advantageous to Eur- ope and the whole world. It means that France from now on will be- come a solvent nation again; and as long as nothing occurs to upset that equilibrium she should remain sol-- vent indefinitely. This means that the French franc will become truly stabilized; that France may wipe out her unfavorable trade balance; and that France may finaly be able to commence repay- ment of her war obligations. It means, also that France has passed through one of the most trying pe- ence on te ,whole economic situation of the world. With her internal money affairs nearing a normal basis, France should be ready to tackle the international aspects of her financial problems, of which the principal ones involve the war debts. To be sure, the latter may cause the difficulty, discussion, and perhaps ill-will which they havet already occasioned particularly witht the United States. Yet, some settle- ment must be reached, and. whatever be the result, it seems probably thatt negotiations will soon be initiated to take up the second stage of French, financial recovery as outlined by M. Poincare a year ago. TO AVOID UCTERTAINTIES To make members of the statet legislature at Lansing see things lin the light of the officials of many edu- cational institutions "from Maine to California" is the great task Presi- dent Clarence Cook Little has set for himself since he took over the reins att Michigan. His address over the radio Friday night was another step toward that goal.I President Little has brought all the pressure possible to bear on this phase of meeting the needs of the University of Michigan. Last year het made a special trip to Lansing in or-1 der to put his views before the legisla- ture. As a result, the University un- questionably received a larger appro- priation than otherwise would have been the case. The problem was far from satis- factory, yet, however. As had been - the case before, the matter was not cleared up until the final sessions oft the legislature. That weakness of the method now in vogue is one that the President is attempting to have elimi- nated. The chief arguments againstt delaying the decision of the legisla- ture on the appropriation to be grant-_ ed, as set forth and stressed again by President Little Friday night, a convincing. Iegarding University appropria- tions, it should be everywhere recog- nized, that, first, contractors, in the case of construction of new buildings,I a matter vitally important to the Uni-1 versity at this time in view of the many new projects, must be dealt with after the work is finished rather than before, as should be the case, which entails, as a rule, increased ex- penditure in payment; second, delaI is caused in hiring men when the amount to be appropriated is in doubt;t third, "by delaying the final action on the appropriations for the various in-1 stitutions of higher education until the last few days of the session, the legislature, then leaving the capitol, places lpon the shoulders of the chief. executive of the state an altogether unnecessary and unwelcome burden of deciding which items in the budget shall be considered the more import- ant;" fourth, "the needs of higher education," in President Little's own words, "as exemplified by the normal schools, the state college and the state university have an appeal entirely different in quality from expenditures for roads, prisons and hospitals for the insane." These arguments are worthy of consideration. They are not the con- victions of a moment's thought, but those of a man who has spent a great deal of time and effort in studying the problem. They commend the sup- port of the legislature and the citizens of the state. IN UNION What has at many times promised to develop into one of the world's finest organizations for the promotion of international understanding, the Pan-American Union, is to be put on a permanent basis if plans now under consideration materialize. The com- mittee working on preparations for the Havana conference to be held in January, 1928, is also arranging a plan whereby the Pan-American Union will become a lasting organiza- tion founded on a permanent and en- during basis. At the present time the organization exists only for ten year periods, be- ing renewed at the expiration of each of these periods for a similar term. While this plan has worked thus far, in a satisfactory manner, there is no reason why a union with the sound basis of this one should not acquire the added stability that a permanent organization can give it. Since its origination in 1889 thc Pan-American Union has accomplish- ed an inestimable amount towards the promotion of understanding be- tween all the nations of the Americas.; During this time it has received th continued, and sometimes the en- thusiastic support of the nations rep- resented. It is encouraging to see that these nations have found its accomp- lishments so worthwhile that they OASTED ROLL THEA-TER BO OK S TILL'TSON N OPENED IU3 C Michigan's new athletic field, Lake Tillotson received its hantism in yes- i' The U. of M. Pen Pew %wool The ever-growing popularity of Rider's terday's official opening of the 1927 football tangle. /* *I The Athletic association's promise y that no spot would be left unwateredi was thoroughly fulfilled. The drench-s ing rain immediately preceding thea game left the field a solid sheet o water, only a few protruding grass blades in the shallow spots provingC the fact that there was solid land be-' neath.t * * * .Some of the water drained off dur- I ing the game, until part of Lake Til- lotson's bed came clearly into view.C However, all the low spots remainedC filled and throughout the game the Michigan players found it necessaryI to use a bridge to cross from their benches to the playing field. * x * The nature of the contest that wasI to be played was in doubt until til last moment. Iowever, at a last min- ute conference, an agreement was reached and football received the de- cision in preference to water polo. Equipped with life preservers and rubber boots, the Michigani squad lined up for the kickoff. Water wings furnished the equipment for the Ohio team. * '5 * Standing on a portable platform Michigan's stellar kicker punted off to the opposing team. Swimming with a rapid stroke the receiver scooped up the ball and turned toward the Michi- gan goal. Reaching a shallow level on the field he almost broke awayI from his opponents but an unexpectedi soft spot brought about his downfall. * * *f Difficulty in removing the kickofft platform from the field was responsi-t ble for a long Ohio gain. As the work-I men were striving to push it acrossa the sidelines an end climbed to its I top and received a long forward pass.f * * * Michigan gained the ball on the1 next play when a pass from centerI shot over the heads of the rival team. Captain Benny's rapid crawl stroke proved the decisive factor in the race that followed to recover the ball. * * * The first touchdown was made on the following play by Michigan's dimnutive fullback. Discarding his life preserver, he swam under water for 20 yards, and on coming to the1 surface found little difficulty in out-i distancing his pursuers. Michigan missed the point after l touchdown when in attempting a placei kick from a spot above the water thei kicker became mired down and was surrounded by Ohio players before he could get free. Both teams were very tired and were give several minutes of rest while the kickoff platform was being floated out on the lake. * * * Ohio suffered a most unfortunate accident as play was being resumed.i While climbing the platform in preparation for the kickoff, the kicker lost his balance and fell into the lake. Ile was uninjured by the fall but had swallowed so much water that he was kept out for the remainder of the first half. * * * * Ohio suffered a 10-yard penalty late in the half for delaying the game. In attempting a variation of the under- water play that scored Michigan's opening Iouchdown, her quarterback remained under water so long that he had to be rescued. * * * As the half ended, the bands climb- ed onto large flat barges and floated out on the lake. The traditional march between goal-posts was omitted, since there were many shallow spots that were ,not navigable. * * * Only one touchdown was scored during the second half. Michigan' right half broke away once and cross- ed the goal line but the play was call- ed back when it was discovered that. the signals had been misunderstood and the ball should have been carried by the fullback. * * * After the final whistle had blown, the teams gathered in the center of the lake to discuss the fine points of the play. By a unanimous vote, it was decided that next year some other game would be chosen. * * * AS USUAL, large blocks of re- served s e a t s remained unfilled: throughout Saturday's game. * * * SPECTATORS found difficulty in THE GIGLI PROGRA)L Beniamino Gigli, tenor, assisted by Miss Edythe Browning, soprano, will present the following program in the initial concert of the Choral Union series Friday evening, Oct. 7, in Hill auditorium: 0 Paradiso, from "L'Africane".. ... .l.eyereer O Bei Nido d'Amour.........Donaudy Tre Giorni Son Che Nina..Pergolesi O Del Mio Dolce Ardor ........Gluck Beniamino Gigli Pleurez, pleurez les yeux, from "Le Cid" ..............Mas-net Chanson Triste .............Dupare Chere Nuit .................Bachelet Edythe Browning M'Appari from "Martha" ......Flotow Beniamino Gighi Intermission Come Love with Me ......Carnevali Life ........................ Curran Tes Yeux..................Rabey Un reve .......................Grieg Beniamino Gigi A Feast of Lanterns.......Bantock My Love o'er the Water Bends Dreaming.............. Moscato Pace, Pace, from "La Forez del Destino".................Verdi Edythe Browning Vestl La Giubba,( from "Pag - a'cci"'............Leoncavallo Beniamino Gigi The accompaniments will be by Vito Carnevali. * * * THE THEATER GUILD The Michigan Theater League has secured through the activity of Grace Denton, Detroit impresaria, the tour- ing company of the New York Theater Guild for three anyway-and perhaps four-performances in the Whitney theater. The dates and productions that have been selected are as fol- tows: George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man" on Thursday, Nov. 17; Fdrenc Molnar's "The Guardsman" for Thursday, Nov. 24; and "The Silver Cord" by Sidney Howard on Thursday, Dec. 1. Maybe A. A. Milie's "Mr. Pim Passes By" will be given at a special matinee on Thursday, the 24th. For those who care for good theater -good acting and good plays, that is --this will be almost an orgy of play- going. Of course this is not the first company, for Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, Margalo Gillmore, Earl Larri- more, Helen Westley and the other iinmortelles are now in Chicago for a brief fall season, prior to opening their new plays in New York. Never- theless, the casts for the road com- panies are all Guild members, th plays are chosen by the Guild Boar of Managers, and the productions hav been under the personal direction of Miss Fontanne, Mr. Lunt, Miss Eames and the other play chairmen. --V. C. W. * * * DRAMA FROM THE RIO GRANDIE Tomorrow night the Mimes are pre- senting the first play of the season- "The Bad Man," by Emerson Porter Urowne-and the initial trumpet of the new dramatic cycle has sounded. 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